Ihubo 40
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1 Ngamlindela ngesineke uThixo;
waphendukela ngakimi wezwa ukukhala kwami.
2 Wangenyula emgodini otshonayo,
wangikhupha edakeni lexhaphozini;
wamisa inyawo zami edwaleni,
wangipha indawo eqinileyo yokuma.
3 Wangipha ingoma entsha emlonyeni wami,
ihubo lokudumisa kuNkulunkulu wethu.
Abanengi bazabona besabe
babeke ithemba labo kuThixo.
4 Ubusisiwe umuntu
owenza uThixo abe lithemba lakhe,
ongathembi abazigqajayo,
lalabo abaqambukela kubonkulunkulu bamanga.
5 Zinengi, Thixo, Nkulunkulu wami,
izimangaliso ozenzileyo.
Izinto owasilungiselela zona
kakho ongazibala kuwe;
aluba bengingakhuluma
loba ngilandise ngazo,
zingaba zinengi ngokweqileyo ukuzibalisa.
6 Kawufisanga imihlatshelo leminikelo
kodwa indlebe zami uzikleklile;
iminikelo yokutshiswa leminikelo yesono kawuzange uyidinge.
7 Lapho-ke ngasengisithi, “Ngilapha, sengifikile
kulotshiwe ngami emqulwini.
8 Ngiyakunxwanela ukwenza intando yakho, Oh Nkulunkulu wami;
umthetho wakho usenhliziyweni yami.”
9 Ngiyafakaza ngokulunga ngisemhlanganweni omkhulu;
angizivali izindebe zami, njengoba usazi, Oh Thixo.
10 Ukulunga kwakho kangikufihli enhliziyweni yami;
ngikhuluma ngokuthembeka kwakho lokusindisa kwakho.
Kangilufihli uthando lwakho leqiniso lakho
emhlanganweni omkhulu.
11 Ungasigodli isihawu sakho kimi, Oh Thixo;
sengathi uthando lwakho leqiniso lakho kungahlala kungivikela.
12 Phela inhlupheko ezingelakubalwa zingihanqile;
izono zami sezingificile, kangisaboni.
Zinengi kulenwele zekhanda lami,
njalo inhliziyo yami isiphela amandla.
13 Jabula, awu Thixo, ungisindise;
awu Thixo, woza masinyane uzongisiza.
14 Sengathi bonke abafuna ukuqeda impilo yami
bangayangiswa basanganiswe;
sengathi bonke abafisa ukungidiliza
bangabuyiselwa emuva beyangekile.
15 Sengathi bonke abathi kimi, “Ehe, Ehe!”
banganengwa lihlazo labo.
16 Kodwa akuthi bonke abakudingayo
bathokoze bajabule kuwe;
akuthi labo abathanda insindiso yakho bahlale besithi,
“UThixo kadunyiswe!”
17 Kodwa mina ngiyahlupheka, ngiyaswela;
sengathi iNkosi ingangikhumbula.
Ilusizo lwami lomkhululi wami;
Oh Nkulunkulu wami, ungalibali.